1955 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1955 Wyoming Cowboys football
Sun Bowl champions
Sun Bowl vs. Texas Tech, W 28–14
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1955 record	8–3 (5–2 Skyline)
Head coach	Phil Dickens
Seasons

1955 Skyline Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado A&M	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Utah	6	–	3	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
Denver	8	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Wyoming	8	–	3	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Utah A.C.	4	–	6	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Montana	3	–	7	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
New Mexico	2	–	8	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
BYU	1	–	9	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1955 college football season. It was the Cowboys' 60th season and they competed as a member of the Skyline Conference. The team was led by head coach Phil Dickens, in his third year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 5–2 Skyline) and with a win over Texas Tech in the Sun Bowl. The Cowboys offense scored 225 points, while the defense allowed 137 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 17*	at Kansas State		Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 38–20
September 24*	at Montana		Old Dornblaser Field • Missoula, MT	W 35–6
October 1	[[{{{school}}}|Utah Agricultural]]		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 21–13
October 8	Colorado A&M		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (The Border War)	L 13–14
October 15*	Tulsa		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 23–19
October 22	at Utah		Ute Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	W 23–13
October 29	BYU		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 14–6
November 12*	at New Mexico		Zimmerman Field • Albuquerque, NM	W 20–0
November 24	at Denver		DU Stadium • Denver, CO	L 3–6
December 3*	at Houston		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 14–26
January 1*	vs. Texas Tech		Kidd Field • El Paso, TX (The Sun Bowl)	W 21–14
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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1955 Team Players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1956 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Joe Mastrogiovanni	Back	17	198	Philadelphia Eagles

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